Clothes-frame



(No Model.)

W. O. NELLY. CLOTHES FRAME.

No. 263,945. Patented Sept. 5, 1882.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

I V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. NELLY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CLOTH ES-FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 263,945, datedSeptember 5, 1882.

Application filed June 2, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM G. NELLY, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Clothes-Frames, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improvement shown as extended foruse. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the same folded.

The object of this invention is to provide elothesframes constructed insuch a manner that they can be compactly folded for storage and,transportation, and when extended will have a large clothes-supportingcapacity. 7

The invent-ion consists in a clothes-frame constructed as will beherein-after fully described.

A are four supporting-bars, which are connected and pivoted toeach otherat their middle parts in pairs by a cross-bar B. The corresponding barsA of the two pairs are connected above and below the pivoting-bar B bycross-bars O.

To one of the top cross-bars O are pivoted the middle parts of two' sidebars D, which are connected by cross-bars E, and have hooknotches formedin the under sides of their inner ends to hook upon the other topcross-bar U, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

As thus far described there is nothing new in the construction. i

To the ends of the top cross-bar O that engages with the notched ends ofthe side bars I) are pivoted the ends of the sidebars F, which areconnected by cross-bars G, forming (No model.)

a swinging frame, which can be swung up into .a horizontal position, asshown in Figs. l and 2, orswung down against the supporting-frames A BG, as shown in Fig. 3.

To the second cross-bar G of the legs A, that support the swinging frameF G, are pivoted the lower ends of two bars, H, which are connected attheir middle parts by a cross-bar I. The free ends of the bars H havenotches formed in them to'receive the inner cross-bar of the frame F G,so that the frame H I will serve as a brace-frame to support the saidframe F G in a horizontal position. WVith this construction, byraisingthe cross-bar of the frame F G out of the notches in the ends of theside bars of the brace-frame H I the said two frames can be swung downagainst the supportingframes A B U, as shown in Fig. 3. By thisconstruction the clothes-supporting capacity of the'clothes-t'rame willbe greatly increased,

andat the same time the said clothes-frame can be folded nearly ascompactly as when the frames F G and H I are not use Having thusdescribed myinvention, I claim as new anddesire to secure by LettersPatent-- The combination, with the two cross-frames A G, pivotedtogether upon the crossbar B, and the top frame D E, pivoted on the topcross-bar G of one frame A and hooked to the other top cross-bar of theextension top frame, F G, pivoted on said other top bar 0, and thebrace-frame H I, pivoted to a middle cross-bar O of the frame A andsupporting said extension-frame by one of the cross-bars G, resting innotches in the ends of the side bars H, as shown and described.

WILLIAM G. NELLY. Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, O. SnnevvioK.

